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Eileen Reed #1
Ground Zero
The Iron Curtain may have come down and the Cold war ended, but the military still keeps a high level of readiness in case a nuclear or other type of attack occurs. New hardware is always being tested, and simulated war games and exercises are always being performed.
A war game is being conducted at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. There is only one entrance and exit into the inner room with observers watching from outside the fish bowl. However, someone is murdered inside the room. No one but the eight individuals entered the room once the test started.
Civilian detective Eileen Reed knows one of the seven remaining participants committed the act. Her inquiries lead her to realize that three other questionable deaths had been written off as accidents. Unbeknownst to Eileen, a CIA analyst Lucy is investigating a series of killings related to the missile defense program and why her agency has failed to make this a top priority case. Soon the two women team up in an effort to uncover the truth, not yet realizing what failure will mean to this country.
Bonnie Ramthun makes a stunning debut with GROUND ZERO, a thriller that feels very genuine; perhaps because the author is a former Pentagon war gamer. The team up of the two females is very refreshing as neither tries to out-macho the other. Instead, they work as a unit attempting to solve a deadly case. Fans of military thrillers and police procedurals with a kick will want this dynamic duo to reappear very soon.
A war game is being conducted at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. There is only one entrance and exit into the inner room with observers watching from outside the fish bowl. However, someone is murdered inside the room. No one but the eight individuals entered the room once the test started.
Civilian detective Eileen Reed knows one of the seven remaining participants committed the act. Her inquiries lead her to realize that three other questionable deaths had been written off as accidents. Unbeknownst to Eileen, a CIA analyst Lucy is investigating a series of killings related to the missile defense program and why her agency has failed to make this a top priority case. Soon the two women team up in an effort to uncover the truth, not yet realizing what failure will mean to this country.
Bonnie Ramthun makes a stunning debut with GROUND ZERO, a thriller that feels very genuine; perhaps because the author is a former Pentagon war gamer. The team up of the two females is very refreshing as neither tries to out-macho the other. Instead, they work as a unit attempting to solve a deadly case. Fans of military thrillers and police procedurals with a kick will want this dynamic duo to reappear very soon.
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Published May 4, 2011
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June 12, 2012
2.75 stars for this one--pretty good, but seemed to drag in places. I found it at Salvation Army for 50 cents, and it was something to read on the airplane when I couldn't use my kindle to read stuff I was more interested in.
This was Ramthun's debut novel, and it isn't as polished as some of the other good things I've been reading lately. One of the big bads is a Muslim extremist, which is now kind of cliche; however, the book was written in 1999, back before we saw some of the major terrorist actions that have since been perpetrated.
Kind of cheesy romance that felt a little clunky. Also, there was one scene that was a little more graphic than I expected from the tone of the rest of the book. On the plus side, two of the major heroes (/heroines) are women, which is not par for the course in many of the thrillers I've read.
Probably don't go out of your way to get your hands on this book, but I wouldn't stop someone who picked it up at the library or found a free/supercheap copy.
Rating: R, for 1 steamy scene and a handful of language (including some f-words).
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This was Ramthun's debut novel, and it isn't as polished as some of the other good things I've been reading lately. One of the big bads is a Muslim extremist, which is now kind of cliche; however, the book was written in 1999, back before we saw some of the major terrorist actions that have since been perpetrated.
Kind of cheesy romance that felt a little clunky. Also, there was one scene that was a little more graphic than I expected from the tone of the rest of the book. On the plus side, two of the major heroes (/heroines) are women, which is not par for the course in many of the thrillers I've read.
Probably don't go out of your way to get your hands on this book, but I wouldn't stop someone who picked it up at the library or found a free/supercheap copy.
Rating: R, for 1 steamy scene and a handful of language (including some f-words).
***SPOILERY THOUGHTS***
Synopsis:
March 14, 2023
7,5/10, bardzo spoko
December 29, 2008
Oh Yeah..This along with The Master Spy book all togehter, gives you an idea of the going on's of the CIA-FBI and all sorts of cloak and dagger REAL stuff --I learned about Drapma,GRU( the re-surgence of the KGB) then I saw a documentary, that brought home all these secret goings on..Rumsfeld ,Cheney ,Exxon , Bush..all together now. Dirty low down thieves. playing with our lives.
May 20, 2011
Got this book from Good Sams in Nephi Samborie. It was a very good book about Enemies in space and a base in Colorado where agents were killed. Local police were called in and CSI were trying to get there is cover up the murders. It was a good book. A few bad words and a couplbe steamy scenes but very interesting about again what our government possibly really does.
November 28, 2012
fast paced, pretty good.
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December 9, 2012better, but not great
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October 9, 2013Great book!
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April 6, 201699-2000 Westview bookclub but I don't have where or when it was discussed.
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December 10, 2017I got to meet the author at a friend's house last night, so I am intrigued and want to give her book a chance - will be on the lookout for it.
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